The first session of the Acadiana Women’s Network will offer local businesswomen the tools to become a leader in 2017 with guest speaker Frances McIntosh this Thursday.

Frances McIntosh, founder of Intentional Coaching and a member of Forbes Coaches Council, will equip AWN members with the tools of authenticity, resilience and emotional intelligence in the workplace to facilitate honesty and effective communication.

The Acadiana Women’s Network is a project of One Acadiana and sponsored by Lafayette Surgical Hospital. It aims to unite women leaders across the organization’s nine parishes by giving them an opportunity to gain clarity of their values and understand how they connect to their work.

Tickets are still available at OneAcadiana.com to both members as well as future members for $25 and $35, respectively.

The AWN Clarity of Values Workshop will be held Thursday, April 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Picard Center, located at 200 E. Devalcourt St. in Lafayette.